2. Parents’ Information Evening
Based on your feedback:
Reports: Quality of reports.
Celebration: More opportunity to celebrate our
pupils' successes.
Communication: Improve communication with
parents.
Careers: Improve careers guidance.
SEND: Provision and support.
3. Parents’ Information Evening
Schedule for this evening:
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• Brief overview of our academic success.
• Explanation of how this academic year is different.
• Overview of Assessment and Achievement Guides
• Explanation of new system Targets and Reports
• Explanation of Intervention and Reading programmes
• Overview of Careers Programme, Enrichment and
Catholic Life
• Pastoral Programme: ClassCharts, Attendance and
Celebration
4. Parents’ Information Evening
School Achievement – 2021-2022
Local Authority: 2nd out of 31 Schools in Durham
Diocese: 2nd out of 20 Schools
Nationally: 3rd out of 171 in the North East
8. The GCSE Specifications
All GCSEs in England have a 9 to 1 grading scale.
Grade 9 is the highest grade and is awarded to
fewer students than the previous A*.
The old and new GCSE grading scales do not
directly compare but there are three points where
they align:
• the bottom of grade 7 is aligned with the bottom
of grade A
• the bottom of grade 4 is aligned with the bottom
of grade C
• the bottom of grade 1 is aligned with the bottom
of grade
9. Parents’ Information Evening
Achievement and Assessment Guides
Learning Journey:
What topics will be taught?
How will topics be assessed?
Achievement Ladders:
Subjects split into skills and assessment objectives
Clear agreed end points for pupils at attainment
banding
11. Parents’ Information Evening
Achievement Ladders
Subjects split into skills and
assessment objectives
reflective of KS3 and KS4
curriculum.
Agreed end points for
pupils at attainment
banding.
Clear, specific feedback to
improve within specific
skills.
12. Parents’ Information Evening
Two Periods of Assessments
In class assessments: 9th – 20th January
End of year exams: Begins Friday 23rd June
• Routines of GCSE exams
• Programme of Achievement assemblies
15. Parents’ Information Evening
Reading Programme
• Reading Assessments: Star Reading Assessments. These
assessments provide accurate reading ages. Results of
these assessments will soon be made available to parents.
• Accelerated Programme: Programme links assessments to
recommended books in each pupil's 'Zone of Proximal
Development' in order for pupils to make rapid improvements
in their reading age.
• Progress: Pupils complete quizzes after reading each book in
order to measure progress.
16. Parents’ Information Evening
Reading Interventions
For pupils whose Star Reading Assessment shows that they require
more formal intervention to aid with their reading comprehension,
one of several interventions may be put in place:
• Read, Write, Inc. Fresh Start (phonics)
• Reading Eggs (phonics and comprehension)
• Lexonik Leap (phonics +)
• Lexonik Advance (reading, spelling and vocabulary)
• Small group interventions
• Parents will be informed of any interventions that are scheduled
and kept up to date with the progress their child is making.
17. Parents’ Information Evening
Intervention: Tutoring
• Throughout the year tutoring may be offered to
your child for an identified subject
• Additional support tailored to your child to raise
achievement
• Facilitated by subject specialists
• Delivered face to face or virtually on Microsoft
TEAMs
18. Parents’ Information Evening
Future Plans
• Developing the school website to include more
useful information
• Links to lesson resources
• Links to revision resources
• Acting upon parental feedback to improve our
reporting system
20. Parents’ Information Evening
Enrichment
Opportunity: Our excellent Enrichment Programme offers your child
numerous opportunities to embrace the school's community spirit
and holistically develop.
Timetable: Over 30 weekly clubs for our KS4 pupils.
From Rowing, Robotics, Chess, Dungeons and Dragons, Choir,
Netball, CAFOD club, Panto, Duke of Edinburgh and so much more.
Trips: We have some fantastic educational visits planned
throughout the school year. More details regarding these trips will
be shared shortly.
21. Parents’ Information Evening
Enrichment
Merits: Our pupils are rewarded with a merit for every enrichment
club they attend.
Celebration: Rewards in Assemblies, Club of the Week,
Tutor groups rewards and celebration breakfasts.
Encouragement: Please encourage your child to participate in our
enrichment programme. Studies show that when pupils
participate in extracurricular activities their well-being, academic
achievement and attendance all increase.
22. Parents’ Information Evening
Catholic Life - Virtues
Virtues: Launched based on Gospel values : Curious,
Generous, Gratitude, Compassion, Wise and faith-filled.
Celebrations: Virtues theme and structure our whole school
celebrations and merits throughout school life.
23. Parents’ Information Evening
Catholic Life
Weekly: Opportunities to develop and strengthen our
faith through Sacraments in the School Chapel e.g.
Exposition, Mass, Confession and Worship Choir.
Liturgy: Larger whole school celebrations at significant
times throughout the Church's liturgical year e.g. Advent
and Lent.
Enrichment: God Camp (Year 9 and 10).
24. Parents’ Information Evening
Careers: KS4 and KS5
Careers Fair
Year 10 and 11
• Pupils will receive a 1 to 1 careers interview from a careers specialist
• Careers fair where outside employers meet pupils
• 1 week of Work Experience in Year 10
Sixth Form
• Pupils will receive a 1 to 1 careers interview from a careers specialist
• Careers fair where outside employers meet pupils
• 1 week of Work Experience in Year 12
25. Parents’ Information Evening
Work Experience: Term 1 Key Dates
Wednesday 31st November 2022: Unifrog launched with Year
10 students in long tutor
Thursday 1st December 2022: Work Experience launched with
Year 10 students in assembly
Work experience booklet given to pupils and parents
26. Parents’ Information Evening
Work Experience: Term 3 Key Dates
Friday 19th May 2023 — Students must upload their work experience
information to Unifrog. Please note, this is the latest this information can
be submitted.
Friday 30th June 2023 — Work experience to be approved by the school.
Monday 17th July 2023 - Thursday 20th July 2023 — Students go out on
work experience
28. Parents’ Information Evening
Celebration
• Assembly: End of half term celebrations.
• Celebration Breakfasts: To award full tutor groups
for enrichment attendance and more.
• Post Cards: Positive messages shared with families
every half term.
• ClassCharts: Merits for work, Virtues and attitude.
• Reward Shop: School Council planning future
developments.
29. Parents’ Information Evening
Pastoral Care: SEND
• Homework Club: Every Monday and Tuesday after
school till 4:15.
• Pathways: Open to pupils for support every
lunchtime.
• Parents: Support session for parents by specialists.
• Holiday Drop Ins: Our SENCo, Mrs Smith has
provided drop-in sessions each holiday.
30. Parents’ Information Evening
Pastoral Care: ClassCharts
• Tool: Following your feedback about the Insight app we
have embedded ClassCharts as the school's main
communication platform.
• Information: Key messages are delivered to parents via
ClassCharts accounts.
• Communication: It is also a method by which parents
can keep up to date with the everyday school life of
their children, including the awarding of
merits, homework, timetables, etc.
31. Parents’ Information Evening
Pastoral Care: ClassCharts
• Tracking: We can more easily track trends in behavioural
data.
• Celebration: Parents can award merits to pupils at home,
for example for completing excellent pieces of
homework.
• Attendance: Absences should also be reported to the
school via ClassCharts.
• If pupils and parents do not have, or have lost activation
codes, please contact Mr McLeod.
